Category: 👮🚨Wrongful💀Death/Abuse Caselaw

Dwayne Furlow v. Jon Belmar, No. 21-2640 (8th Cir. 2022) Dwayne Furlow v. Jon Belmar – Police Warrant – Immunity Fail – 4th, 5th, & 14th Amendment Officer NOTentitled to…

All 5 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death removed or failed to activate their body-worn cameras. They were caught by a ‘sky cop’ camera installed to monitor crime hotspots. All…

Anti-SLAPP Law in California 1st Amendment Freedom of Press & Speech What is Anti-SLAPP? Short for strategic lawsuits against public participation, SLAPPs have become an all-too-common tool for intimidating and silencing…

Williams v. City of Burlington, No. 21-1450 (8th Cir. 2022) Williams v. City of Burlington – 4th Amendment – Immunity Fail Opinion Summary The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s…

Body-Worn Camera Footage Proves That Officers’ Use Of Force Was Unnecessary In this week’s case from the Eighth Circuit, an officer was denied qualified immunity. It is important to remember…